A bright pink arch and a giant seashell are among the winning designs for Toronto's annual Winter Stations programme of temporary beach pavilions.
For this year's competition designers were asked to include social distancing measures, while the construction timetable has been pushed back due to the pandemic.
Other winning designs for Winter Stations 2021 include socially-distanced benches shaped like a computer loading symbol, a wooden pavilion filled with tree saplings and a windbreaker hugging a lifeguard post.
Now in its seventh year, Winter Stations invites architects and designers to create seaside follies to help residents enjoy the beach during Canada's long harsh winters.
Top: The Epitonium is based on the form of a sea snail. Above: ARc de Blob will have its own AR app Four designs ? ARc de Blob, The Epitonium, THROBBER and From Small Beginnings ? were picked from over 400 entries this year, along with a fifth design from a new student category.
"Winning installations responded to the theme of refuge, which invited designers to reflect on the ongoing pandemic and consider what refuge means to each of us: a shelter, a place of comfort and security, a sanctuary," said the organisers.
"The design brief also asked designers to anticipate a more socially distant exhibition than year's passed."
THROBBER is based on a computer loading graphic
ARc de Blob was created by Austrian and UK team Aleksandra Belitskaja, Ben James and Shaun McCallum. A colourf...